The certification vote took place on April 26^th.  Thanks to all those who took the time to cast a vote!

The Labour Board has ordered that the ballot box remain sealed until legal arguments about the proper definition of the bargaining unit are settled.  CUPE hopes that this process is settled quickly so that the votes can be counted and the outcome of the vote determined.  Please keep checking this site for updates.

The deadline for the Financial Assistance Fund has been extended until April 30. The deadline for the Fellowship Defence Fund has been extended until May 3.

The recommendations from the Fund Implementation Committee have been accepted by Unit 1 members and applications are being accepted for the Unit 1 financial assistance funds.  Full information on these funds can be found here.

The deadline for the Financial Assistance and Senior Students’ Funds (FAF/SSF) is 19 April 2013.  You are eligible for the FAF if you:

• have signed a union-membership card;
• are not in the funded cohort;
• are registered as an undergrad, Masters or PhD7+ student; and
• have, or will have, worked 30 or more hours between 1 May 2012 and 30 April 2013.

You are eligible for the SSF if you:

• have signed a union-membership card;
• are not in the funded cohort;
• are registered as a PhD5 or PhD6; and
• have, or will have, worked 30 or more hours between 1 May 2012 and 30 April 2013.

The deadline for the Fellowship Defence Fund (FDF, formerly the Wage Equity Defence Fund) is 26 April 2013.  You are eligible for the FDF if you:

• have signed a union-membership card;
• are in the funded cohort;
• are required to undertake Unit-1 work and/or a taxable RAship in order to receive the minimum funding; and
• you receive less than $7017 in non-work fellowship/scholarship (exclusive of fellowships for tuition/fees).

The deadline for the Childcare Financial Assistance Fund is 13 May 2013.  You are eligible for the CFAF if you:

• Work a minimum of 30 hours of Unit 1 work between 1 May, 2012 and 30 April, 2013
• Sign a membership application form (available on this website)
• Post Doctoral Fellows performing Unit 1 work are also eligible for this fund. 

Please email the Office Administrator – Finance (info@cupe3902.org) or the Secretary Treasurer (st@cupe3902.org) with any questions or concerns.